Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A precursor of a human blood cell.
- noun An immature, undifferentiated cell.
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- noun A cell that produces something, such as a
fibroblast orosteoblast . - noun An undifferentiated or immature cell.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[–blast + cell.]
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From Greek βλαστός(blastos) meaning "germ or sprout".
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